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- Two sisters in 1920s London work to achieve success in the dressmaking business.
- The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
- In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.
- A way of life is dying on an Outer Hebridean island fishing port, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
- The "docu-remedy" about the grade school game that derailed an entire generation.
- A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
- An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
- Under the guise of a brutally honest documentary, this malevolent propaganda film aims to be an "indispensable tool in the hands of the Aryan race", designed to depict the "true" Jew when the masks of western civilisation fall off.
- A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
- A weekly anthology of one-hour plays, both original and adapted from literary sources.
- James Burke explores key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science changed the way the modern Western world thinks.
- Johnny Lingo, one of the sharpest traders in the south pacific islands decides to bargain for a wife, and offers a record price of eight cows for Mahana, a plain girl who shuns contact. This causes quite a sensation on the island. A year later Johnny and his wife return for the first time since the marriage, and all find that something miraculous has occurred to Mahana. Johnny explains that by paying eight cows he proved that she was worth more to him than any other woman on the island. He gave her a great gift, that of self-worth.
- Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. This task is difficult, for although he was Cliff's favorite teacher and had the most interaction of any at the school, he barely knew him. In unraveling the mystery of the untimely death, he finds that Cliff was shy, lonely, and ostracized, being slowly reduced to nothing, a zero (cipher). He vows to not let this happen to others.
- The enchanting tale of the winsome little tuba who tires of only being able to sing "OOMPAH, OOMPAH" and decides to go off and find a melody of his own. His journey results in a gleeful musical fantasy of fun and friendship.
- In 1986, astronomer turned computer scientist Clifford Stoll had just started working on a computer system at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory when he noticed a 75-cent discrepancy between the charges printed by two accounting programs responsible for charging people for machine use. Intrigued, he deduced that the system was being hacked, and he determined to find the culprit. This is the re-enactment of how he tracked down KGB cracker Markus Hess through the Ethernet to Hannover, Germany, as is told in his best-selling book _ The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage_ (1989). Stoll has become a celebrity for being, as he terms himself, "a computer contrarian."
- Peter Gwazdauskas, a child with Down Syndrome, attends a normal school with regular students. The documentary follows Peter and how much he has improved throughout the school year.
- Fred Tuttle, faced with his father's impending hip operation and his failing farm, needs to make a six-digit salary with a fourth-grade education. So he runs for U.S. Representative from Vermont with a markedly bizarre campaign. Will he triumph over incumbent Bill Blachly?
- Neil Murphy returns to his hometown, after an eight year absence, to attend the wake of his best friend Danny Sherman. However Neil doesn't quite receive such a warm welcome on his return as he is led to believe his friend was murdered. With the help of Danny's sister Lisa and her friend Roger. Neil may soon uncover the mystery surrounding his friend's death. But as the answers unfold before him will he be ready to deal with the events of their past? Or will he just wish it stayed buried?
- It's the last month of high school for graduating senior, Edward Hamil (Andy Ziegler). But when he realizes that he hasn't accomplished anything to list under his class picture, he goes on a soul searching mission for the perfect yearbook caption.
- John Baker emerges as a fine runner while in High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and then continues setting records at the University of New Mexico. His ability is world-class, and after receiving his university degree he accepts a position as a coach and physical education teacher at Aspen Elementary School while continuing to train (with the 1972 Olympics in sight). He becomes very popular with parents and students alike, for seeking ways to involve all his students, even those with an apparent lack of ability. Learning that he has terminal cancer he contemplates suicide, but instead chooses to dedicate himself even more to the kids, helping even the handicapped to participate, and co-founding and coaching the Duke City Dashers, an all-girl AAU track team. He hopes his "last race"...already beating the odds by a year, will not end before seeing this team win the national title.
- A college senior plots out his life beginning with a motorcycle ride through Mexico and South America, but his girl friend has other plans.
- Jesco's trip to Los Angeles to appear in an episode of the Roseanne Barr show as an Elvis impersonating clog dancer is chronicled.
- A look at the reaction and aftermath of the murder of a documentary filmmaker in rural Kentucky in 1967.
- A corrupt federal agent is sent on assignment overseas to Brazil while his partner is left investigating a local drug ring with an inexperienced rookie.
- For over 50 years, Ralph Stanley's banjo playing, haunting tenor voice and tradition-inspired repertoire have epitomized old time bluegrass music. This documentary explores Stanley's musical roots in the Clinch Mountains of Virginia, the early days of The Stanley Brothers, and Ralph's decision to continue on after the untimely death of brother Carter.
- Follows Roma (Gypsy) Safet Tairov's personal, economic, social and political struggles to build a kindergarten in a small mountain village in Eastern Europe.
- Focuses on three elderly Jews living out their retirement years in Miami Beach. They talk of searching for the fountain of youth, about the Jewish community that has thrived in this unlikely setting, and the inevitability of growing old and losing friends. Captures the subjects' thoughts and memories, as well as the contrast between the older and younger populations of modern Miami Beach.
- 'Whatever' is a film that delves into the mind and asks tough, disturbing questions about life and death. It is not a natural human instinct to be indifferent to death...we don't go around killing people at will and walk away unscathed- that only happens in an Indiana Jones film. This film deals with the struggle and lingering affects of the loss of human life.
- For two lifelong friends from Boston "green" means money. So when they start up a counterfeiting ring it seems that they will be in the "green" for good. But no matter how close their friendship or how strong the bond of trust between them. They are about to find out the hard way. Money changes everything Friendship and trust take a backseat to greed and dishonesty in this compelling drama from writer/director Marc Powers. "GREEN" is an interesting as well as honest look at what the effects of money, along with other influences, can have on any relationship.
- If anyone needs AA, the Betty Ford Clinic, and a visit with Sigmund Freud, it's Bill, a middle-aged, a-social dipsomaniac using painkillers and vodka tonics to rationalize his erratic behavior. After a series of hallucinations feed his xenophobic paranoia, he begins to plot revenge against his imagined conspirators. His impulsive actions snowball into unbridled chaos against a chance group of strangers that have the misfortune of crossing his path.
- Description: An award-winning film about a 24-year old Harvard law student who is caught between his past and his present. Haunted by nightmares, the sleepless nights and long hours spent studying have started to take their toll on a personal relationship. After a series of tragic events, Kenny is forced to reevaluate his choices and plans for the future -- but will there be a future?
- Ala "Roger & Me", a young woman goes to Cannes and gets rejected at every turn.
- When a tramp gets her guitar stolen, she meets a morose musician and courts him through an series of events and characters.
- George Bush Sr., then President, declares a "War on Drugs." Meanwhile, two generations of black males find their lives invaded by that war's foot soldiers--the police.
- The film is an updated version of James Joyce's short story, detailing a small house party at the Morkan sisters' residence, attended by friends and family. Among the visiting attendees are the sisters' nephew Gabriel and his wife Gretta. The evening's reminiscences bring up various interesting and a bit comedic conversations. Before the end of the evening, melancholy events & memories arise.
- A young man loses himself in an odd conspiracy to ruin his sculpture career.
- This movie short is about six unlucky souls who find themselves trapped in an old house surrounded by zombies. Their efforts to escape are both humorous and tragic. Who lives and who dies? You have to see it for yourself.
- Three men bike across America, headed for the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. They carry a basketball, which is signed by all who aid them on their journey, hoping that at the end of their journey, it will be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame, as a symbol of America.
- How traditional sacred rituals can positively affect modern youth.
- When an ancient magic book falls into the wrong hands, seniors turn into kids and kids into seniors.
- Experimental short with trans-dimensional hobos.
- A drunken scientist and his assistant plot to blow up the earth.
- An actress, a millionaire, a Vietnam veteran and a junkie return to their native Hungary. After escaping to America in their youth in search of freedom, they come home to find a loss of identity both in themselves and their homeland.